Virgil The Essential Aeneid (Hackett Classics) ISBN-13: 978-0872207905

Virgil The Essential Aeneid (Hackett Classics) ISBN-13: 978-0872207905 Greek and Rome mythology. Excellent condition. No notes or damages. Stanley Lombardo's deft abridgment of his 2005 translation of the Aeneid preserves the arc and weight of Virgil's epic by presenting major books in their entirety and abridged books in extended passages seamlessly fitted together with narrative bridges. W. R. Johnson's Introduction, a shortened version of his masterly Introduction to that translation, will be welcomed by both beginning and seasoned students of the Aeneid, and by students of Roman history, classical mythology, and Western civilization. The Essential Aeneid represents the books of the Aeneid as follows: Book 1 - complete
Book 2 - complete
Book 3 - omitted (summary)
Book 4 - complete
Book 5 - omitted (summary)
Book 6 - complete
Book 7 - abridged
Book 8 - abridged
Book 9 - abridged 
Book 10 - abridged
Book 11 - abridged
Book 12 - abridged